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Mireia Belmonte

2016 Olympic Games: Day 1 Finals Photo Vault

Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these 2016 Olympic swimming photos.

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2016 Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest, Day 1 Results

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Hosszu Seeks Gold and WR in Women’s 200 IM

Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu may need to rebrand herself with a new element after the Olympics: could we see the Golden Lady in Rio?

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The Official SwimSwam Rio 2016 Olympics Preview Schedule

Don’t miss a second of our pre-Olympic coverage with this handy central bookmark post, where we’ll link out to our event-by-event previews as they drop and track our medalist predictions as we make them.

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European Sports Books Release Olympic Swimming Odds

The odds in this article are provided for entertainment purposes only. If you have strong opinions about who’s going to…

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Chinese 3-Peat in Peril in Women’s 200 Fly

Though the world record is safe in the women’s 200 fly, China’s dominance in the event on the world stage is less certain.

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Belmonte Entered in 5 Individual Events for Rio, Races Hosszu in 3

Mireia Belmonte may spend more time racing than any other female swimmer at the Olympics this August, excluding open water. Her individual event schedule will include a total of 12 swims spread across the first seven days of competition, culminating in 4,400 total meters spent racing.

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Hosszu Lunging for Ye Shiwen WR in 400 IM

Katinka Hosszu is well within range to achieve two milestones in her storied career: Olympic gold, and Ye Shiwen’s 400 IM world record.

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Costa Finishes with Three Wins at the Spanish Open

Melani Costa finished the Spanish Open in Las Palmas by collecting gold in both the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke…

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Belmonte Breaks Her Second Meet Record at the Spanish Open

After setting a new competition record in the 800 freestyle on the first day of the Spanish Open Mireia Belmonte set her second meet record on Saturday evening posting a 4:36.89 in the women’s 400 IM…

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Belmonte and Sanchez Set Meet Records at the Spanish Open

Mireia Belmonte and Marc Sanchez both set meet records in the distance events on the first day of competition at the Spanish Open…

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Spanish Federation Unveils Olympic Team Suits for Rio

The Spanish Olympic team gathered at the CN Metropole in Las Palmas de Gran Cavaria where the federation unveiled the team’s uniform for Rio…

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Mireia Belmonte Enters Six Events for Rio, Spanish Olympic Team Named

Mireia Belmonte will go for Olympic gold in the 200 fly in Rio.

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Belmonte’s Boyfriend Accuses One of Her Teammates of Foul Play

Mireia Belmonte’s boyfriend Olympic rower Javier Hernanz has accused one of her teammates of using dirty tactics during the FINA Open Water Olympic Qualifier on the weekend…

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Spanien gibt endgültiges Schwimm-Team für Olympia bekannt

Die “Real Federación Espanola de Natación  (RFEN)” hat das endgültige Team für Olympia bekannt gegeben. 23 Schwimmerinnen und Schwimmer sind benannt worden. Ursprünglich waren…

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